Hastings High School

Office Phone: 269-948-4409

Wednesday 4/30/25

Prom

Prom will be on Saturday, May 3rd from 7-10PM at the Augusta Creek Wedding and Event Venue. This year's theme is Starry Night. Tickets are $30 and are on sale now! They can be purchased from Mrs. Bruggink in room B209, or during lunch. Guest forms are available in Mrs. Bruggink’s room and the office. Virtual students may purchase their tickets in the office from Mrs. Peake.

Lost and Found

Lost and Found items have been moved from the table in the vestibule to the tables outside of the office. Please check to see if
anything belongs to you. Anything unclaimed by May 2nd will be donated to Goodwill.  (5/2)

Teacher Appreciation Week

A message from the PTO:

Staff Appreciation Week is coming up May 5-9, and we want to make it extra special for our amazing team of 65 Employees, Teachers and Support staff, including Kitchen staff and BISD! In the past, we’ve done something nice each day, and we’d love your help to make this year just as great.

Please click on the following link to see what is being planned:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0449ACAB23A5FE3-56286456-cinco#/

Senior Party

Senior Party Tickets will be sold during lunches on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for a few weeks. Tickets will be sold for $20.

**PHHSSP is a non-profit organization not affiliated with the Hastings Area School System.**

Junior Honor Guards

JUNIORS: If you are interested in representing your class at Graduation as an Honor Guard this year, please see the application that was emailed to you and submit your response to Mrs. Heide (teresa.heide@hassk12.org) by Friday, May 2. Printed copies are also available in the office.  (5/2)

KCC Summer Camp Opportunities

See the attached flyer for KCC summer camp opportunities- click HERE

BCMHA

See the attached document for a Marijuana Resource developed by the Barry County Community Mental Health Authority- click HERE

FFA Plant Sale

FFA Plant Sale 2025

Varieties include Hanging Baskets, Variety of Three Buckets, Individual pots.

Veggies-(Slicing, Canning, Sweet and Hot Peppers) Purchase in person

ALL ONLINE ORDERS MUST BE PICKED UP BY MAY 9TH-FRIDAY BY 7PM

PRICES VARY DEPENDING ON VARIETIES.

ONLINE GREENHOUSE HOURS:

DAY PICK UP:

TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY: 9-2PM (MAY 6TH, MAY 7TH, MAY 8TH, MAY 9TH)

OPEN SALE & EVENING PICK UP:

THURSDAY-FRIDAY 5-7PM (MAY 8TH MAY 9TH)

**SATURDAY OPEN SALE 9-12PM OR UNTIL SOLD OUT (MAY 10TH) **

https://my.cheddarup.com/c/ffa-plant-sale-2024-copy-46337/barriers/visitor-report?cart

Clubs

Club Pictures

Club pictures are Thursday this week, May 1. Students & teachers, please check the posted schedules for your club and group times!  Be on time, there isn't an opportunity to reschedule.

Picture schedule is posted outside Mrs. Kingma's room, D-205, and around the building. (5/1)

Key Club

Attention all key club members. Don't forget that this Wednesday is officer candidate presentations. If you want to have a say in next year's officers, make sure to be at this meeting to get informed and vote. (4/29)

GSA

The HHS GSA is hosting its last movie night!

When? Friday, May 2, from 5 - 8 PM

Where? Ms. O'Brian's Room, B210. 

GUESS WHAT??!! There is a food sign-up in Google Classroom. 

Questions? See Ms. Putnam, Ms. O'Brian, or Quinn Waddell.

All are welcome. Bring a friend! (5/2)

Student Services

Senior Scholarships

- Seniors!   See below for a few local community scholarship deadlines coming up:
    - Hastings Athletic Booster Scholarship (deadline: May 2)

DECISION DAY

Seniors, Decision Day is now just over two weeks away, and the deadline is Friday for letting the Counseling Department know your intentions! If you haven’t responded yet, check your e-mail for a message from Mr. Cuffman with the Google form link to let him know.your plans. Your response is critical to the planning for the day! (5/2)

SIGNING

Also, seniors, if you would like to sign a certificate of intent in the library, whether you plan to enter the workforce or military or go to college, complete the Google form sent you via e-mail as soon as possible. Days and times are available from May 1 on. (5/9)

TICKET TO TUITION

Seniors, check your school e-mail for an important announcement from Mr. Cuffman about “Ticket to Tuition.” In short, you could win $50,000 or $10,000! The only catch: complete the FAFSA. Oh, and have your FAFSA Summary printed for our giveaways on Fridays until Decision Day.  (5/2)

COLLEGE AMBASSADORS

Interested in learning more about the college-going process? Join Mr. Cuffman and other College Ambassadors Thursday in the Library during Connections. (5/1)

LINK LEADER APPLICATIONS

Attention 10th and 11th graders!

Are you kind, dependable, interested in helping others, and like to have fun?  Then being a Link Leader might be for you!  Check your email for the Link leader application and video.  Interested students must fill out the application by Friday, May 2nd if you want to be considered. We will notify you by email if you are invited to our fun May Day which will be Thursday, May 22nd from 1:00-3:00pm.  (5/2)

Athletics

- To view current Sports Schedules, visit our website or click here: https://hastingshighschool.bigteams.com/main/calendar

Varsity Softball

Tuesday night, the Saxons Varsity softball team traveled to Harper Creek to compete in an I-8 game. The Saxons put  Annemarie Allerding in the circle during the first game to start.  Allerding threw 54 pitches, with 22 of them being strikes. The Saxons had a hard time getting the bat going in the first game, but they were able to make some good infield plays. The Saxons were unable to catch up to the Beavers and lost 15-0. In the second game, the Saxons made contact with the ball and put the ball into the field. The Saxons had some great plays during this game, with a fly ball going straight to Kayden Brown, with a catch to also get the runner at 3rd base out.  The Saxons, unfortunately, lost to the Beavers 15-0 in the third inning. The Saxons will be back in action on Thursday at Otsego.

JV Baseball

The JV Saxons Baseball team hosted Harper Creek on Tuesday. Their bats remained hot at the plate collecting 12 hits in the 9-2 victory. 

Ethan McCormick, and Elijah Gilbert would lead the team with 3 hits each, Jonah Hamp and Tanner Krzysik would follow with two hits each. 

Colin Baker pitched 3 innings for the Saxons with Alex Timmers coming in to close out the game. 

The Saxons fell to Harper Creek in game 2 after an unlucky 1st inning. They would try to chip away but were unsuccessful. 

The Saxons look to rebound against Otsego this Thursday at home. 

JV Softball

JV Softball swept Harper Creek last night 15-0 and 12-2.

In game one, Jordyn Birdsall pitched 3 innings giving up 2 hits and striking out 6. Liv Buehler, Lily McFarlan, Raegan Wattles, Marlayna Young and Sophia Bucher combined for 15 base hits for the Saxon offense.

Game 2 Birdsall again struck out 6 batters, scattering 4 hits over 5 innings in the win. Raegan Wattles had 2 hits. Marlayna Young and Lily McFarlan also had multiple hits and both had inside the park home runs. The Saxons only committed 2 errors on the day.

The JV Saxons are 9-2 and are scheduled to host Olivet on Thursday.

Boys Track & Field

Last night, the boys' track team lost a close matchup to Pennfield 69-68. It was a hard-fought meet with a lot of great performances and new personal bests.

Earning points at the meet were: 

The 4x200 relay team of Liam Renner, Luca DiBernardo, Balian Marlette, and Logan Kimmel earned 1st place

Odin Twiss: 1st in shot put, 2nd in disc, and 3rd in the 100

Logan Kimmel: 1st in the 200

Luca DiBernardo: 4th in the 200

Jace Acker: 4th in the 400, 800, and pole vault

Brandon Simmons: 1st in the 800, 1600, and 3200

Micah Johnson: 2nd in the 800 and 1600

Jackson McKinney: 4th in the 3200

Caleb Kramer: 2nd in the 110 hurdles

Cardale Winebrenner: 3rd in the 110 hurdles

Cody Seymour: 3rd in high jump and 4th in the 110 hurdles

Chuck Mattice: 4th in shot put

Matthew Shults: 3rd in disc

Isaac Friddle: 4th in disc

Balian Marlette: 1st in long jump and 2nd in high jump 

Isaac Lilley: 1st in pole vault

Liam Renner: 2nd in pole vault and 4th in long jump

Maverik Peake: 3rd in pole vault

The boys will be on the road for the Corunna Invitational on Friday.

Girls Track & Field

The girls track and field team traveled to Pennfield last night, where they won 89-48. Thanks to some nice weather, many PR's occurred once again - the Saxons are on a roll! Almost everyone on the team scored a point by getting in the top 4 in their event.

Notable performances came from: 

Caroline Randall - 1st, 1st, 1st, 1st

Bella Friddle - 1st, 1st, 1st, 2nd

Olivia Friddle - 1st, 1st, 3rd

Chloe Pirtle - 1st, 2nd, 2nd, 3rd

Naomi Grummet - 1st, 2nd, 3rd

Zikarra Warner - 1st, 3rd, 4th

Lilianna Enyart - 1st, 3rd

Lilly Randall - 1st, 4th

Ember Twiss - 2nd, 2nd

Zoe Watson - 2nd, 3rd

Jayden Evans - 2nd, 4th

Bente Winkler - 2nd, 4th

Annabelle Kuck - 3rd, 4th

Athletic Boosters Sub sales

Sub sale are ongoing with all orders and money to be turned in by Monday, May 5.  Orders will be delivered on Tuesday, May 20.  

Upcoming Events

·         May 3 – Prom

·         May 16 – Senior’s Last Day/Decision Day

·         May 21 – Senior Honors Night

·         May 22 – Graduation